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SF3030 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Service line-of duty death benefits for part-time, paid on-call, and volunteer firefighters provided provision

Related bill: HF2817

AI Generated Summary

Purpose of the Bill

The bill aims to provide death benefits for part-time paid, on-call, and volunteer firefighters who die in the line of duty. It seeks to amend current statutes to ensure these individuals are recognized as public safety officers eligible for such benefits.

Main Provisions

  • Inclusion of Firefighters: The bill expands the definition of "public safety officer" to explicitly include part-time paid, on-call, and volunteer firefighters. This inclusion ensures that these firefighters are eligible for the same line of duty death benefits as full-time firefighters.
  • Eligible Activities: The activities that qualify these firefighters for benefits include non-routine, stressful or strenuous physical firefighting activities, emergency motor vehicle operations, investigating fires, providing emergency medical services, and responding to hazardous materials.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

This bill modifies the Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 299A.41 subdivision 4, by including additional categories of firefighters (such as part-time, on-call, and volunteer firefighters) within the definition of a public safety officer. Previously, these individuals might not have been explicitly covered for line of duty death benefits under the existing statute.

Relevant Terms

  • Public safety officer
  • Part-time firefighter
  • Volunteer firefighter
  • On-call firefighter
  • Line of duty death benefits
  • Non-routine stressful or strenuous activities

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
March 26, 2025SenateFloorActionIntroduction and first reading
March 26, 2025SenateFloorActionReferred toJudiciary and Public Safety

Citations

 
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